As the Sixers GM, I'd give up a future unprotected 2nd in a heartbeat to dump this slug. Hell, I'd probably give up a future extremely protected first rounder.

They would be paying the Sixers 7 million dollars essentially for Kapono.

Kapono is such a bad player. He is the worst Sixer I can think of of the last 5-10 years. And he was horrible in Toronto, too. The guy needs to shoot >50% from beyond the arc to be a valuable contributor. That is just stupid.

"Kapono is such a bad player. He is the worst Sixer I can think of of the last 5-10 years."

Well, you're not thinking hard enough then. Does the name Michael Bradley ring a bell? Without looking at the rosters I think they're may be some others who were worse. Now, he may be the worst player during that time with a substantial contract and perhaps the worst player who came to the team with some significant expectations.

Of course, there were also a few much more illustrious (and better) players than Kapono to whom the Sixers had to pay large amounts of compensation long past the time that the team received any playing time in return (Glen Robinson, Chris Webber, Aaron McKie). That phenomena was all too common in the Billy King days and infuriated me far more than the occasional Kapono type deal.

I've been advised that Philadelphia, with its surplus of swingmen, is open to moving sharpshooter Jason Kapono, who has one season left on his contract at $6.6 million. Kapono is a natural target for teams in the hunt for a perimeter specialist with Mike Miller and Kyle Korver getting snapped up early in free agency.

I would not do that trade. If we trade Andre I think we need to get a legit starting Center/power forward that can rebound and block shots. Example of a player I would want would be Kendrick Perkins (though his constant complaining about fouls is annoying). I do not think the Celtics are interested that is just the type of player I would like to see us get in a trade.

The Kapono situation is sort of sad in that the Sixers won't use his expiring contract even if they could. They have no cap space next year... So if they trade him now to clear cap space they will not use it to sign anyone past this year, and they will not use him in a trade (at the deadline) to bring back something useful.

Basically, similar to with Andre Miller, the expiring salary is more valuable to a cap pressed team like the Sixers than it is to other teams. You have to be willing to take back players in order to use expiring contracts as an asset. And that is not something these Sixers have wanted to do in recent history.

You're wrong on one point here. They were willing to take back extra years for the mullet. In general, though, you're right. That's why I like the TPE they'd get from this. They could use that TPE at the deadline to take back an expiring contract from a team that's over the luxury tax (Brewer and Harpring were both moved like this last year, correct?)

I think the Sixers would be much more likely to make a move like that than trade Kapono for a useful piece that's signed beyond this season.

Does Boston do Rasheed Wallace for Kapono? They are trying to still move him, and the salaries match. Celtics roster very small right now. Contenders always looking for those specialist guys. The Sixers would be able to discard Rasheed's salary once he retires. It's a move that I think makes sense.

Also I think a trade to Cleveland with Delonte West returning could be a possibility. Obviously, with the Sixers waiving his contract, and only having to pay $500,000. Cleveland could probably throw in Leon Powe to match salaries.

Honestly, I'll be shocked if anyone wants him for anything more than his expiring contract, which means they won't be giving us (a) cap space or (b) anything else of value in return for him. I wouldn't do the Sheed trade because there's no guarantee he's going to retire.

I think if there's no hurry (and there shouldn't be) that holding onto Kapono into the season makes some sense. See how the season shakes out, maybe a team on the fringe of contending needs his shot and is willing to do the traditional baseball 'over pay' for the trade deadline dude.

I don't think there's a hurry for anything involving the Sixers. I'd actually like Stefanski to take a nice long vacation and come back this time next summer after the 7-day matching period is over for whoever signs Hawes to an offer sheet.

That would be daylight robbery in our favour to be honest. Powe when he was fit was a very strong rebounder off the bench, which is exactly what this team needs with such poor big man options (especially defensively).

"We're definitely going to miss him," Iguodala said. "When I was lacking on defense a few times during a game, he was there to block a shot. We don't have that threat anymore. We're going to miss him. But at the same time, I think we have solid players who can help us."

Every great team needs to have strong leadership players and coaches included, or else you will have a goofball like Sammy D showing up 15 minutes late for practice and never getting reprimanded for it.

I think the problem is the rest of the team. The fact that every starter, besides Iguodala, is a below average starter historically and then every bench player is a below average bench player for their specific role.(except Lou IMO)

Call me crazy, but bad players seem to be the problem with this team. And they just traded one of their 2 good ones historically.

Nice snapshot. I felt during the season that the departure of Andre Miller placed too much of a psychological burden to carry the team on AI9 and this seemed most evident in the closing minutes of a tight game. Sometimes he pulled this off but more often he tried too hard to be source of team offense with unsatisfactory results. I hope the new coach and system do something to reduce the frequency of this habit.

There is no question Iguodala is miscast being the go to guy in the 1/2 court offense. But if that is what you are using to define him, then you are missing out on his game.

If Iguodala was the Robin instead of being Batman in thiose late game setting we would see very good numbers. I'm really not sure its fair too blame a player for having lousy teammates to where he is being asked to play a role he is ill suited for.

Duncan would make a lousy PG and Lebron is a lousy jump shooter. But their teams are structured to use them properly. Iguodala is a tier below those elite superstars, but he is also completely miscast until the Sixers find better offensive players to pair him with. I guess Turner is a step in the right direction.

Well, then, if the Sixers do manage to get something of value for him, that will speak well of the strategy of playing him substantial minutes at the tail end of a lost season. He actually did manage to put up pretty decent offensive numbers in April.

I seem to recall Battie rebounding well and playing decent defense in limited minutes throughout his career. Two years ago he still had a decent end-of-the-bench big man type season. He was OK for Orlando against the Sixers in the playoffs two years ago.

Perhaps on a per minute basis Booth did block shots better than Battie, but Booth never averaged over 20 minutes a game in his entire career whereas Battie had 9 seasons with average minutes a game exceeding that. A person can talk all they want about per minute measures but the number of minutes played is probably a more comprehensive measure of a player's worth.

I don't see 1 reason the kings would just absord Kapono's 7 M. They have Donte Green and Omri Casspi at the 3. I just don't see Kapono taking any time from these young guys.

And please stop making excuses for Iggy. I see Iggy make bad decisions all the time in late game situation including taking the last shot opposed to passing to an open Thad or Lou, or Jrue for that matter. It's not how he's cast thats the problem. It's how he perceives himself. He thinks he's much better offensively than he really is. And HE doesn't play to his own strengths. Maybe its the Sixers fault he doesn't know what his own strengths or weaknesses are.

Who exactly would you say should have had the ball down the stretch for the last 3 seasons? Lou? Thad?

For better or worse, Iguodala was the best player on the Sixers since AI left- so he was expected to be there go to offensive man. That is a horrible reflection on the Sixers, since Iguodala is a glue guy, not a skilled player in the half court.

Like I said, it would be like asking Duncan to be your PG or Lebron to be you shooting specialist. Good teams use their best players correctly. The Sixers are not a good team, and hang there players out to dry... Like asking Lou to be a true PG with a weak 2nd unit or having Brand handle the ball primarily out past the 3 pt line.

Off topic, but does anyone know what happened to Kate Fagan? She was at the World Cup but stopped reporting in the middle of it and seems to have disappeared completely. Does the Inquirer even have a regular Sixers beat writer right now?

Stefanski in statement: "We see Tony Battie as a player who can come in and give us additional depth in the front court while also providing a valuable veteran presence for our younger players both on and off the court."

The Clippers may have interest in Jason Kapaono. The Clippers do have the cap space to absorb JK's contract. Plus there GM coached JK in highschool and JK played with Baron Davis in college. The Clippers are in need of another SF and if the Clippers strike out with TMac, they probably will make a run at JK for a trade exception and a protected second round pick. It's a win-win for both teams...

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